On Thursday, April 24th, 2014, 3:00 – 4:30 p.m., Drs. Hilary Landorf and Stephanie Doscher presented the first national webinar on assessment of comprehensive internationalization for NAFSA: Association of International Educators. The webinar was attended by educators from 70 institutions around the globe, including in the Netherlands. In addition to gaining practical methods in assessment […]
Doors Open to a Dream Career
In the fall of 2012, student Florencia Dominguez took the global learning course ECS 3021, Women, Culture and Economic Development taught by Dr. Irma Alonso. The course equipped her with an awareness of global humanitarian issues which inspired her to become engaged with the International Rescue Committee. This is the first person account of her […]
Going Organic for Global Health
After learning about economic disparities IDS 3189, International Nutrition, Public Health, and Economic Development, student Randy Juste applied for and received a USDA agroecology internship and has been able to work with FIU’s organic garden and related research projects. Read Randy’s first-person account of his internship and how FIU Global Learning equipped him with the global awareness and […]
Banking for the Future
After learning about microfinancing in ECS 3021, Women Culture, and Economic Development, student Andrew Hofmeyer applied for an internship with the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh, eventually meeting the bank’s founder, Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus. Read Andrew’s first-person account of his internship abroad and how Global Learning at FIU equipped him with the global awareness and […]